HONG KONG, APRIL 23 (IANS): Hong Kong's jobless rate declined in the first quarter of this year as the pressure on the labor market began to ease due to an abating Covid-19 epidemic, official data showed.
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Washington, April 22 (AP): The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during th
Cairo, April 23 (AP): More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off the Libyan Mediterranean coast, independent rescue groups said. SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue vessel
Kathmandu, April 23 (AP): The coronavirus has conquered the world's highest mountain. A Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter
Bangkok, April 23 (AP): When the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations holds a special summit Saturday to discuss Myanmar, the regional body will be under as much scrutiny as the general who led
Jakarta (Indonesia), April 23 (AP): Indonesian navy ships were scouring the waters off Bali on Friday as they raced against time to find a submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day's s
London, April 23 (AP): Scientists at Oxford University have released more data that confirm coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca both significantly cut the risk of infection after a sing
Jerusalem, April 23 (IANS): Scores of people have been injured in clashes in East Jerusalem between far-right Jewish activists, Palestinians and Israeli police. The violence erupted as police tried to k
Ottawa, April 23 (IANS): Canada's government said that it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting on Thursday as part of stricter measures to combat the spread o
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has said that India is using Afghanistan's soil to carry out terrorist activities in Balochistan. The Pakistani President was speaking to the
Singapore, April 23 (IANS): All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, as the country goes
Tokyo, April 23 (AP): Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympic
Lahore, April 22 (PTI): A Pakistani court on Thursday granted bail to the PML-N chief and Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, nearly eight months after he was arrested by the country's top anti-graft body ove
Dubai, April 22 (PTI): The UAE has banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, according to media reports here on Thursday. The travel ban will co
TEHRAN, APRIL 22 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "The JCPOA mu
WASHINGTON, APRIL 22 (IANS): Deaths in the US due to alcohol abuse over social and economic stressors have increased over the past two decades, but not uniformly across various demographic groups, a media repor
MEXICO CITY, APRIL 22 (IANS): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his government will strengthen surveillance actions on the country's southern border in order to offer more protection t
TEHRAN, APRIL 22 (IANS): Pakistan and Iran are making headways towards increasing bilateral cooperation with border security and establishment of trade markets along the borders. Pakistan Foreign Minister Sh
UNITED NATIONS, APRIL 22 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for commitment to restoring the planet and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International Earth Day on Thursday.
ROME, APRIL 22 (IANS): Italian police have said they arrested a 28-year-old Albanian man suspected to be an accomplice in the 2016 terror attack in Nice, France, which claimed the lives of 86 people. Italian
